String assignments

There are two types of string assignments.

  • Start of changeStorage assignment is when a value is assigned to a column, a parameter of a function or procedure, or a transition variable.End of change
  • Start of changeRetrieval assignment is when a value is assigned to a variable (but not a parameter or transition variable).1End of change
1 If assigning to an SQL-variable or SQL-parameter and the standards option is specified, storage assignment rules apply. For information about the standards option, see Standards compliance.